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Outline Maps — The Outline Maps Collection consists of 660 black & white line maps of all the continents, regions of the world, countries, Canadian provinces & territories, and U.S. states with and without text. They can be downloaded on the spot and printed by both students and teachers, or photocopied for immediate use in the classroom. In addition, we have our new Outline Maps with Shaded Relief! The same great crisp images, now with landscape relief illustrate all 10 provinces, the 3 territories, and all 50 U.S. states and 10 world regions.
Continents & World Regions
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December 7th 1941 — The Japanese launched an attack on Pearl Harbor, which was the permanent headquarters of the Pacific Fleet for the U.S. Military. Japanese warplanes began their attack a little before 8 a.m. on the U.S. airfields. Most of the planes were destroyed immediately. In the Aftermath there were over 2,000 U.S. servicemen lives lost. This abruptly threw the U.S. into World War II, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan.
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December 4th, 1945 — The senate approved the participation of the United States in the United Nations.
December 9th 1608 — John Milton the author of Paradise Lost was born in London, England. He studied various foreign languages and is one of the greatest contributors to English Literature.
December 13th 1862 — The Battle of Fredericksburg occurred in Virginia during the Civil War. In its aftermath it was one of the greatest defeats for the Union army whom lost over 12,000 men, the South did not leave the battle unscarred with over 5,000 men lost in the battle also.
This country borders the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and also borders the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria. In the past decade it has increased its efforts to join the European Union. Name the country and send your answer by email to maps101@maps.com ffor a chance to win a map from our Antique maps collection. A winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries, and be notified via email. For further assistance see the Reference Atlas in Maps101 or Click Here.
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